Wesley Sneijder slams 'embarrassing Antony' for goading Coventry's players
Wesley Sneijder and Marco van Basten have blasted two Manchester United players following the club's FA Cup semi-final victory against Coventry on Sunday afternoon.
After giving away a three-goal lead in the second half, Erik ten Hag's side would secure their place in the FA Cup final through a hollow 4-2 victory on penalties.
Coventry midfielder Ben Sheaf agonisingly put his spot-kick over the bar before Rasmus Hojlund stepped up to strike the winning penalty. There were mixed celebrations from the United team, with some players turning to shake hands with their opponents, while others, including Antony appeared to run towards Hojlund to celebrate the win.
In doing so, the Brazilian goaded the opposition players stood on the half-way line, cupping his hands over his ears in what has since been branded a classless and unsporting act. The incident caught the attention of former Netherlands international Wesley Sneijder who slammed the 24-year-old.
‘Antony should be absolutely embarrassed for what he did,’ Sneijder told Ziggo Sport.
‘He should have walked straight off the pitch instead of doing that. I hope Manchester United lose 5-0 in the final.’
He isn't the first to speak out on the forward for his actions, with Premier League mischief-maker Neal Maupay mocking Antony on Tuesday writing on X (formerly Twitter): 'Not even I would do this'.
Graeme Souness also tore into the £85million signing after the game, calling his antics 'naff'.
'Man United are a class act. But for a player to act like that it's naff, it's like you just don't do that as a Man United player,' he told talkSPORT. 'It wasn't Real Madrid you've just knocked out. It was Coventry, a team from the Championship.'
Following Sneijder's criticisms, another former
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